Curriculum

Introduction

One of the primary functions of colleges and universities is to educate students. By training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals; higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to understand and address sustainability challenges. Institutions that offer courses covering sustainability issues help equip their students to lead society to a sustainable future.

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Environmental Science (BS)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)

The goal of the bachelor of science (B. S. ) degree is to train students to become proficient in the natural and physical sciences, as well as to be aware of ...

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Environmental Sciences (BS)

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The major in Environmental Science is based in the physical and biological sciences, but also includes course work in selected areas of the social sciences. The major leads to a ...

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Environmental Studies (BA)

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The Environmental Studies major is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to understand the interactions between human society and the environment. Understanding ...

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Environmental Studies Minor

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

Environmental Studies is broadly concerned with the interaction between humans and the environment. The Environmental Studies Minor is a coherent 16-credit interdisciplinary (humanities, social sciences, and sciences) program to enable ...

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Sustainable Environmental Planning & Management Graduate Certificate

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

Offered as an online program and able to be completed in 12-16 months. The program is designed for: i) Professionals in the natural resources and sustainable environmental fields looking to ...

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Environmental & Soil Sciences (BS)

  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)

Environmental scientists study land, soil, and water resources, and their role in natural and managed ecosystems, often working to remove the hazards that affect people, wildlife, and their environments. Understanding ...

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Natural Resources Management (BS)

  • Colorado State University (CO)

The goal of the natural resources management major is to provide students with a broad-based understanding of the interconnectedness of social, political, and ecological systems. This knowledge will enable students ...

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Soil Restoration & Conservation Minor

  • Colorado State University (CO)

The curriculum focus is on the application of basic science with technical Crop and Soil Science courses to Soil and Water Resource Management. Career emphasis is on interpretation of land ...

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Natural & Applied Sciences Minor

  • Bentley University (MA)

The minor in natural and applied sciences consists of four courses related to the sciences. This minor is intended to encourage students to explore the sciences beyond the required NS ...

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Natural Resources & Environmental Law Certificate

  • University of Montana (MT)

The natural resources and environmental law certificate provides law students the opportunity to specialize in environmental and natural resource law. It provides a interdisciplinary education and allows student to expand ...

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Water Resources Minor

  • Cornell University (NY)

The minor in water resources provides an opportunity for students in M. S. and Ph. D. degree programs to complement their major subject area with studies related to water resources ...

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Climate Science & Policy (MS)

  • Bard College (NY)

The climate degree covers the interplay between climate systems, ecosystems, and agricultural systems on the one hand and solutions on the other, training future policy leaders to guide efforts in ...

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Water Science & Management (MS)

  • New Mexico State University (NM)

We face serious challenges concerning the supply, development, quality, management, and administration of water resources; responses to the challenges will have major impacts on regional economy, environmental quality, and the ...

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Water Science & Management (PhD)

  • New Mexico State University (NM)

We face serious challenges concerning the supply, development, quality, management, and administration of water resources; responses to the challenges will have major impacts on regional economy, environmental quality, and the ...

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Master of Natural Resources (MNR)

  • Oregon State University (OR)

The Oregon State University Master of Natural Resources (MNR) program is an interdisciplinary program designed for natural resources professionals. This 45-credit program is delivered entirely online through Oregon State Ecampus ...

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Natural Resource Conservation Minor

  • Sterling College (KS) (KS)

Sterling College students pursuing a minor in Natural Resources Conservation examine local and global conservation issues, including natural resources sustainability and biodiversity protection. Courses provide students with a strong understanding ...

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Environmental & Water Resource Economics (BS)

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

A degree in Environmental Water Resource and Economics (EWRE) prepares students to assume responsible positions in the management of the world's natural and human resources.

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Natural Resources Minor

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Natural Resources Minor offers information that will help student qualify for entry level positions in natural resource management or wildlife conservation.

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Forestry (BS)

  • University of New Brunswick, Fredericton (NB)

This interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BScF) program helps students to understand the forest through courses in forest and wildlife ecology, soil chemistry, forest economics sociology & statistics, hydrology ...

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Master of Natural Resource Development (MNRD)

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

It aims to develop an understanding of the interrelationships among ecology, economics, policy and culture as factors that influence natural resource conservation and management. It is intended to emphasize the ...

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Natural Resources (PhD)

  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)

The doctoral program with a major in natural resources emphasizes interdisciplinary research approaches toward the understanding and management of natural resources in a broad context. Areas of study include forest ...

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Water, Society & Policy (MS)

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The WSP degree provides a multi-disciplinary exposure to human and environmental processes that affect water and watersheds. Students in this program gain understanding of the basic principles of hydrology, social ...

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Environment Concentration, Master of Laws (LLM)

  • McGill University (QC)

The Faculty of Law together with the School of Environment and other units at McGill offers a 45-credit, LL. M. program, non-thesis option, in Environment. The program complements previous legal ...

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Community, Environment & Development Major

  • Pennsylvania State University (PA)

The Community, Environment, and Development major focuses on the fields of community and economic development, environment and natural resources, and the critically important interactions between these fields, both locally and ...

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Environmental Science & Management (PhD)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)

The Economics and Environmental Science (EES) emphasis at UCSB instills the ability to use economic tools in developing environmental approaches and policies. The program’s goal is to develop environmental ...

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Conservation Technology (MS)

  • Florida Institute of Technology (FL)

A master's in conservation technology from Florida Tech prepares students for a career immersed in biological or ecological conservation practices, or to continue with further graduate study in a ...

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Environmental Health (BS)

  • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)

Environmental health focuses on the study of how people interact with their environment—the air and water around us, the plants and animals we encounter, and the workplaces and homes ...

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Environmental Science - Public Health (BS)

  • Loyola University Chicago (IL)

Students pursuing a degree with a concentration in Public Health develop a solid foundation in environmental science, environmental economics and policy, and the societal issues associated with environmental degradation. In ...

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Environmental Health (PhD)

  • Boston University (MA)

The doctoral program in environmental health provides students with specialized training and research experience in environmental and occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, spatial epidemiology/GIS, risk assessment, and toxicology. The training ...

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Global Health Studies Program

  • Yale University (CT)

The Global Health Studies Program at Yale University is designed for undergraduate students interested in understanding and addressing pressing global health challenges. The program offers courses through an interdisciplinary framework ...

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Environmental Health (MPH)

  • Emory University (GA)

The Master's of Public Health in Environmental Health (EH) program seeks to train students in a trans-disciplinary way so that they can better tackle the environmental health threats of ...

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Environmental Health Sciences (PhD)

  • Emory University (GA)

The PhD in environmental health sciences (EHS) is offered through Emory’s Laney Graduate School, and provides students with in-depth training in both laboratory and population-based research. Students participate in ...

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Global Environmental Health (MPH)

  • Emory University (GA)

The Masters of Public Health in Global Environmental Health program focuses on alleviating poverty and enhancing environmental protection while promoting sustainable development. Students in the GEH program will develop skills ...

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Master of Public Health in Environmental Health & Toxicology

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)

The MPH in Environmental Health & Toxicology studies the links between the environment and public health, studying all aspects of this process from initial exposure to toxicant action to science-based ...

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Environmental Health Science (BS)

  • Baylor University (TX)

The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about ...

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Global Health (BA)

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about ...

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Global Health (PhD)

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

The PhD program in global health draws on the premise that sustainable and satisfying solutions to the most pressing global health challenges require a sophisticated understanding of how cultural context ...

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Environmental Health - BS in Public Health (BSPH)

  • Indiana University Bloomington (IN)

The BSPH in Environmental Health degree, is a four year undergraduate program offered through the Department of Environmental Health at Indiana University-Bloomington. The field of public health is charged with ...

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World Environmental Health Specialized Graduate Diploma

  • Université de Montréal (QC)

Environment, Health and Disaster Management is a 30-credit program to familiarize with the interface between health and the environment, as well as environmental emergencies posing health risks.

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Native American Studies (BA)

  • Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)

The Native American Studies major program has three goals. One is to help students realize the objectives of an undergraduate major as defined at Humboldt State, “to attain an understanding ...

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Native American Studies Minor

  • Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)

The Native American Studies major program has three goals. One is to help students realize the objectives of an undergraduate major as defined at Humboldt State, “to attain an understanding ...

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Environmental Humanities Minor

  • James Madison University (VA)

The environmental humanities minor allows students to articulate broad historical and cultural views of the complex interactions among humans and the natural and material environment. Students will analyze and produce ...

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Peace, Justice & Ecology Minor

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)

The Peace, Justice, and Ecology minor, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an interdisciplinary program for students seeking a broad learning experience in human-ecological interactions, bio-cultural diversity ...

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American Indian Studies Graduate Certificate in Renewable Natural Resources

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The goal is to train graduate students and related professionals to be conversant with the problems of managing natural resources on American Indian reservations and off-reservation areas.

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Environmental Humanities Certificate

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

The environmental humanities certificate offers students who are interested in humanities-based approaches to the current global environmental crisis an option to focus in this vital area of study. Students take ...

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Human Dimensions of Climate Change Minor & Certificate

  • University of Victoria (BC)

We focus on climate change from the perspectives of all the major disciplines that emphasize the human elements of climate change. This includes psychology, economics, geography, anthropology, law, philosophy, political ...

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Humanitarian Action Minor

  • Eastern Mennonite University (VA)

A minor in humanitarian Action is part of a larger Humanitarian Action Leadership (HAL) program that includes this minor, a graduate certificate, and short and long term noncredit training courses ...

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Literature & the Environment Minor

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)

Students in the Literature and the Environment minor explore environmental issues from British, American, and global perspectives, using a range of methodological approaches, with such emphases as non-human/human relations ...

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Global Studies (PhD)

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)

The Ph. D. in Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program offered through the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, administered by the Department of Political Science, with an ...

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Logistics - Humanitarian & Disaster Relief (MS)

  • Florida Institute of Technology (FL)

The Master of Science in Logistics Management degree program is designed for professionals seeking a degree that prepares them with specific skills and competencies in logistics management. The master's ...

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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.

All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.

AC 1: Academic Courses

AC 2: Learning Outcomes

AC 3: Undergraduate Program

AC 4: Graduate Program

AC 5: Immersive Experience

AC 6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

AC 7: Incentives for Developing Courses

AC 8: Campus as a Living Laboratory

Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.

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